Number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters in Jamaica
Jamaica: Number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters was 2,100 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters in Jamaica, 2015–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 2,100 for number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters in Jamaica peaked at 2,236 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 994, in 2021.
Jamaica ranks 62nd of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,820 | — |
| 2020 | 1,094 | -39.9% |
| 2021 | 994 | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 2,236 | +124.9% |
| 2023 | 2,100 | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,820 | 1,820 | 1,820 | 1 |
| 2020s | 1,606 | 994 | 2,236 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 59 Trinidad and Tobago 2,416 compare
- 60 Australia 2,325 compare
- 61 Sierra Leone 2,188
- 63 Solomon Islands 2,004 compare
- 64 Costa Rica 1,955 compare
- 65 Fiji 1,737 compare
More climate change data for Jamaica
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 927.88 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 280.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 647.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.06 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 23.14 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 37.75 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 35.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1345 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0754 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters in Jamaica?
- Number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters in Jamaica was 2,100 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 2,236 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 994 in 2021.
- How does Jamaica rank for number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters?
- Jamaica ranks 62nd out of 101 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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